by DSTI Media | Oct 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
Sierra Leone has taken the first steps towards the establishment of a drone test corridor. The Directorate of Science, Technology, and Innovation (DSTI) and its partners will use the corridor for testing use cases including drone delivery of medical supplies, and... by DSTI Media | Oct 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
Freetown, Sierra Leone: Kumba Musa is a data scientist and machine learning expert at DSTI, where she teaches policymakers and academics how to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to clean, analyze, and visualize data. Ms. Musa joined 50 artificial intelligence... by DSTI Media | Aug 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
Sierra Leone has digitized its national identification system to make it easier to deliver services to all citizens. The National Civil Registry Agency (NCRA) has launched an electronic identification system for 5.1 million citizens. Nancy Gbamoi became the first... by DSTI Media | Aug 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
President Julius Maada Bio, on his visit to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, made a passionate call in a town hall in Massachusetts for technologists to join computer scientists at the newly formed Directorate of Science, Technology, and Innovation to solve... by DSTI Media | Jul 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
Banti Gheneti was looking for an opportunity to solve problems. The computer data scientist traveled over 4000 miles from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to Freetown to be among the first interns to join the Directorate of Science, Technology, and... by DSTI Media | Jun 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
June 17, 2019: Freetown, Sierra Leone: An e-Justice tool that uses a Geographic Information System (GIS) developed at The Directorate of Science, Technology, and Innovation (DSTI) digitizes local courts and cases in Sierra Leone. E-Justice is the use of technology to...